Category: Christian Thought

In 2018, I resigned from my position as academic dean after eleven years at the same institution, took a new job outside of higher ed, moved out of downtown Chicago, got my kids settled in at new schools, and supported my wife as she changed roles at work. In the midst of

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Engaging in any sort of research can be daunting. It is humbling to realize how little I know about the world. After three advanced theological degrees, its even more humbling to realize how little I really know about the Bible. But, as D.L. Moody said, “My friends, the men

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It seems to me that part of staying sane in the midst of COVID-19 is going to involve making good content choices. Whatever you may think about social media (or the media more generally), avoiding conspiracy theories and fake news can’t be a bad idea. As such, I decided to

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As the body of Christ navigates this moment in history, we need to demonstrate that God is our rock (Psalm 18;2). Being a member of God’s Kingdom means we can be sober and patient. By sober, I mean that we are not reactionary. While much has been written (appropriately)

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In 2018, I weighed in at a doughy 250lbs. While I liked to think of myself as “muscular,” looking back on some older pictures (thank you Facebook), it is hard to deny that I was really just chubby. My wife gently directed me to a program at her hospital. It was a medically

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I took some time this week to reflect on everything happening around us. I wrote up some of my thoughts for Moody Center’s website. You can read the post here.

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I recently started watching the TV series Friday Night Lights (FNL). In one of the episodes the coach is trying to decide between a young, backup QB (Saracen) who took over for the injured hometown star and Ray “Voodoo” Tatum a superstar QB displaced after the floods in New

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Working from home has always been a bane and a blessing. On the one hand, I love the flexibility, on the other, it can get a bit distracting when other people are around. Enter COVID-19. As a father of three, a Safe Family host, and a husband to someone in healthcare

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I was listening to one of Jordan Peterson’s lectures and he referenced a psychological study by Simons and Chabris entitled “Gorillas in Our Midst: Sustained Inattentional Blindness for Dynamic Events.” While sitting at my gate at the airport, I pulled the article up on

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If you haven’t heard, it is primaries season. I’m not much of a political animal, but I do enjoy a good debate. Watching some of the democratic primary and seeing the “Super Tuesday” results (and all the varied reactions to them) got me thinking about how we go about making

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